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Old 03-01-2013, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

WD40 is for lubrication and water displacement.

Use PB Blaster or a similar penetrating oil like Seafoam Deep Creep, Liquid Wrench, or Kroil.
Love too if I had any :/
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

WD40 is for lubrication and water displacement.

Use PB Blaster or a similar penetrating oil like Seafoam Deep Creep, Liquid Wrench, or Kroil.
Love seafoam deep creep for bolts but yea op let the engine get hot and wear gloves
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Originally Posted by Cherokeekid4x4
Anyway to help break my o2 sensor loose? I've sprayed the crap out of it with wd40 and tried knocking it lose with a mallet, not been a budge.
I just replaced the cat' a couple of weeks back. Run your engine for 20 minutes or so: my sensor wouldn't frickin' budge until I tried that. (A long-ish 7/8 wrench helped, even then.)

...as for penetrating oil, I've lately started using CRC Freeze-Off. Stuff is magic (and yeah, I also swear by PB Blaster, and the rest of the pantheon of penetrants ...but the F-O stuff was a revelation).
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Back to seafoam... The brake booster hose runs air to all cylinders right?
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Negative, it sits to one side of the throttle body. To get all cylinders with the same amount the throttle body is the way to go.
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Negative, it sits to one side of the throttle body. To get all cylinders with the same amount the throttle body is the way to go.
2/3 can into brake booster, immediately shut off, wait 10 minutes, start 'er up.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

2/3 can into brake booster, immediately shut off, wait 10 minutes, start 'er up.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWoEJNo0soo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I have the link in my sig for seafoam.
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch

I have the link in my sig for seafoam.
Ah, I'm on the app.
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Originally Posted by salad
Negative, it sits to one side of the throttle body. To get all cylinders with the same amount the throttle body is the way to go.
My pops used this mechanic tool that slow dripped gumout while the engine was running way back when.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown

Ah, I'm on the app.
That was for the op I was to lazy to click his post lol.
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Originally Posted by salad
Negative, it sits to one side of the throttle body. To get all cylinders with the same amount the throttle body is the way to go.
The bottle says to make sure whatever vacuum line you use to make sure it feeds all cylinders.
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
2/3 can into brake booster, immediately shut off, wait 10 minutes, start 'er up.
Seafoam 1988 Jeep Comanche - YouTube
Oh I've seen it before lol. Just saying that the brake booster on a 4.0L manifold doesn't evenly hit all of the cylinders due to it's placement.

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My pops used this mechanic tool that slow dripped gumout while the engine was running way back when.
cruiser54 often refers to this old tool called a paper cup that he'd fill with water that works a similar magic
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Originally Posted by jeepcherokee99
The bottle says to make sure whatever vacuum line you use to make sure it feeds all cylinders.
And on a 4.0 the brake booster is the closest thing there is
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Originally Posted by salad

And on a 4.0 the brake booster is the closest thing there is
Should I just go thought the throttle body? They make a bottle with a U shaped straw to put it thought the throttle body...
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